| The Illinois DWI law covers many kinds of impaired | | | | threshold. |
| driving. This can be the commonly assumed drunk | | | | If you have a blood alcohol level of .08 or higher, the |
| driving as well as driving under the influence of drugs. | | | | police officer will immediately suspend your driver's |
| And don't assume that just because you have a | | | | license for 90 days. You then have a 45 day period to |
| prescription, you can drive while taking legal drugs. Any | | | | fight the charge, during which you can continue driving. |
| drug that impairs your driving is banned under Illinois | | | | On the 45th day, the suspension snaps into place. |
| DWI law. | | | | You may legally refuse to take the blood alcohol test, |
| The next thing you need to know about Illinois DWI law | | | | but this results in an immediate 6 month suspension of |
| is that there is a statutory blood alcohol limit and an | | | | your license. |
| impaired driving provision. | | | | Illinois DWI law specifies that a first time conviction |
| The statutory blood alcohol limit is .08 percent. This | | | | must result in a one year suspension of your license. |
| means that if you are stopped for any reason and | | | | It is estimated that a first time DWI charge in Illinois |
| you have a test which shows your blood alcohol at or | | | | costs the driver at least $14,000 in bail, bond, attorney's |
| above .08 percent, you are legally guilty of DWI, | | | | fees, fines, education, and treatment programs. In |
| whether or not your driving seemed impaired. | | | | addition, most of the time, your insurance premiums will |
| However, just having a lower blood alcohol limit is not | | | | double. |
| enough either. If you have had anything to drink or | | | | If you get caught with an Illinois DWI, you should |
| taken any drugs and your driving is impaired, you can | | | | contact a lawyer immediately. |
| be charged with DWI, even if you don't meet the .08 | | | | |